Bios: John Kasich (R)-His values were shaped by a childhood rooted in faith, family, community and common sense. At age 18 John chose to move 180 miles to attended the Ohio state university, and he was elected to the Ohio state senate at 26 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 at the age of 30. He worked as chairman of the House Budget Committee to construct a plan that balanced the federal budget, and doing so provided the largest government surplus. John is a Republican.
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Ted Strickland (D)- As governor, Ted believes that Ohio government must live within its means while investing in what matters, and try to strengthen Ohio. He believes that nothing will ensure the future of Ohioans more that creating a world class education system, new funding for early care and learning, primary and secondary education, and Ohio’s public colleges and universities. He secured funding to pay for 250 new elementary, middle and high schools, each being built to meet standards of energy efficiency. He also thought to increase access to health care coverage. There would guarantee health care coverage for all Ohio children. And also to reduce the burden of property taxes, especially for those living on fixed incomes.
Major issues: Education system Health Care Property Taxes
Polls:
Current Popularity Polls:
John Kasich (R)- 49.8%
Ted Strickland (D)- 39.0%
10/21/10 -- Right now the CNN/Time poll showing Strickland up looks like an outlier. But most trends start out with polls that look like outliers at first. Hopefully we'll get some new polls in here soon. 10/11/10 -- Strickland has been firing away at Kasich, and seems to have knocked the Congressman down a few notches. But he hasn't done much to improve his own position. Strickland still can't get above 45 percent in the polls, with little time to turn things around. 2006 saw one of the largest gubernatorial blowouts in Senate history, as Congressman Ted Strickland blew out Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell by a 60-37 margin. Blackwell was seen as a rising star by state and national Republicans, but the national Democratic tide, combined with Blackwell’s across-the-board conservatism, led to a blowout in this swing state. Strickland’s tenure as Governor has been rocky, as the state shed both jobs and population. He came under heavy fire when an intern lost a list of state employees and their social security numbers. His job approval ratings have drifted under 50 percent. Strickland initially trailed GOP Congressman John Kasich in their head-to-head matchups. Kasich was a former Congressman and chair of the budget committee that produced the country’s last balanced budgets. But Kasich has something of an Achilles Heel -- from 2001-2008 he was employed by Lehman Brothers, the investment firm whose collapse precipitated the financial system collapse of 2008. Strickland has hit Kasich hard on his ties to the bank, and may be able to use these ties to seal the congressman’s fate.
Bios:
Ted Strickland (D)- As governor, Ted believes that Ohio government must live within its means while investing in what matters, and try to strengthen Ohio. He believes that nothing will ensure the future of Ohioans more that creating a world class education system, new funding for early care and learning, primary and secondary education, and Ohio’s public colleges and universities. He secured funding to pay for 250 new elementary, middle and high schools, each being built to meet standards of energy efficiency. He also thought to increase access to health care coverage. There would guarantee health care coverage for all Ohio children. And also to reduce the burden of property taxes, especially for those living on fixed incomes.
Major issues:
Education system
Health Care
Property Taxes
Polls:
Current Popularity Polls:
John Kasich (R)- 49.8%
Ted Strickland (D)- 39.0%
10/21/10 -- Right now the CNN/Time poll showing Strickland up looks like an outlier. But most trends start out with polls that look like outliers at first. Hopefully we'll get some new polls in here soon.
10/11/10 -- Strickland has been firing away at Kasich, and seems to have knocked the Congressman down a few notches. But he hasn't done much to improve his own position. Strickland still can't get above 45 percent in the polls, with little time to turn things around.
2006 saw one of the largest gubernatorial blowouts in Senate history, as Congressman Ted Strickland blew out Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell by a 60-37 margin. Blackwell was seen as a rising star by state and national Republicans, but the national Democratic tide, combined with Blackwell’s across-the-board conservatism, led to a blowout in this swing state.
Strickland’s tenure as Governor has been rocky, as the state shed both jobs and population. He came under heavy fire when an intern lost a list of state employees and their social security numbers. His job approval ratings have drifted under 50 percent.
Strickland initially trailed GOP Congressman John Kasich in their head-to-head matchups. Kasich was a former Congressman and chair of the budget committee that produced the country’s last balanced budgets. But Kasich has something of an Achilles Heel -- from 2001-2008 he was employed by Lehman Brothers, the investment firm whose collapse precipitated the financial system collapse of 2008. Strickland has hit Kasich hard on his ties to the bank, and may be able to use these ties to seal the congressman’s fate.
http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2010/ohio/governor
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110206305.html